What is the Least Common Multiple of 5852 and 5860?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 5852 and 5860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5852 and 5860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5852,5860) = 4
LCM(5852,5860) = ( 5852 × 5860) / 4
LCM(5852,5860) = 34292720 / 4
LCM(5852,5860) = 8573180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5852 and 5860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5852 and 5860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5852 and 5860.

Prime Factorization of 5852

Prime Factorization of 5860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5852 and 5860.

LCM(5852,5860) = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 5¹ × 293¹
LCM(5852,5860) = 8573180